This has been in the works for a VERY long time. It's taken a lot of thought and planning just to get started on this, and even after I had all of my ideas, I wasn't sure if I wanted to upload this here on FanFiction. The reason? I had writer's block for the longest time and couldn't think of a good way for Mega Evolution Escapades to continue. Couple that with some personal losses in your family and you've got one serious case of extended brainlock. So I started reading a lot more stories on FanFiction to get the creative juices pumping and this is what I've got. This story has the same premise as ARC-V, but there are some changes to the story. I made this because I enjoyed ARC-V, and while it did have its issues, I feel as though this story could make you see the canon in a better light.

As a side-note, I won't be accepting OC submissions. I feel as though it got way too out of hand with M.E.E., which is one reason I couldn't find a good way to continue the story, but I WILL accept ideas for original cards. While I may not actually use them, I'm only one person and my creativity can only get me so far. XD

I don't own ARC-V, but I DO own this story! Enjoy!

Total devastation...that was the only way someone would have been able to describe the scene before him if he had been asked to do so. What was once a beautiful city, flourishing with the smiles of millions, was now a metropolis of complete despair.

Standing on the wreckage of what was once the city hall of Heartland City was a tall teenager with dark teal hair outcropped with emerald bangs. He wore a red pirate-style headscarf that hid most of his hair, as well as his left eye, while resting on the headscarf was a pair of hexagonal translucent goggles. He wore a black windbreaker that had several tears and patches overtop of a red muscle shirt, along with black pants and black combat boots.

As the young man gazed upon the ruins of Heartland City, a tear ran down his face. "...What did we ever do to deserve this...why did they have to do this to our people…"

"You keep asking that question as if someone will give you the answer." said an invisible voice. The young man reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a deck of cards. He flipped the top card over, revealing a card with a black border and a picture of an armored eagle holding a sniper rifle.

"Why shouldn't I ask it over and over again?" argued the teenager, huffing in slight annoyance. "Haven't we suffered enough? Have we not earned the right to know why our entire city has been reduced to a pile of rubble underneath a smoky gray sky?"

"You are not alone in wondering why this has happened. 3 months ago, if you had told me that the city of light would be turned into the municipality of anguish and hopelessness, I would have called you crazy. Now, however…" replied the voice, trailing off. The teenager jumped off of the ruins and onto the destroyed streets of Heartland. As he landed, his left leg gave out on him, introducing his hands to the uneven terrain caused by the fighting.

"Stupid leg...I'll need to restabilize it when we get back...guess that means walking all the way back to HQ is out of the question...we've lost so many friends in this ordeal...most of our friends from the Diamond and Heart Branches have been sealed inside those horrid prisons of those fiendish invaders...Dextra...Nistro...Anna...so many more..." The teenager stopped in the middle of the street and looked back at the overturned card. "I'm worried about Shay...he comes back after days of being gone and says that the leader of these invaders has a son in the Standard Dimension, and he refuses to talk to anyone but Yuto...the two of them are planning something and I keep worrying...ever since she was taken, the two of them have been reckless, acting irrationally, and lashing out against anyone who tries to get close to them. Yuto won't tell me about what happened in that duel between him and the "Pawn of Fusion," but whatever it was had him angry...and possibly a little spooked too..."

"I agree, and whatever they are planning will most likely be executed soon." agreed the voice to the teenager's observations. "Have you told anyone else about this?"

"I told the Kastle twins, along with the Arclights. If it is true that those two are planning something, they said that would be prepared to stop them from taking any action with consulting everyone else first." said the teen.

"What about Mister Cipher?" asked the voice, emphasizing the last two words with a hint of disgust.

"Don't talk that way about Kite." admonished the teen, sighing in exasperation. "I know you've been worrying that his ace has been influencing him for the worse, but as long as Hart and his father are still safe, and as long as he has his other dragon with him, he will be fine. Kite has a strong heart. He can resist this so-called "temptation" that you speak of. Besides, Alex and Sarah are keeping an eye on him. If his demeanour changes, we'll know."

As the teen resumed walking, he began thinking to himself. 'Whatever those two are planning, I'll make sure that they stay out of trouble. If they're doing what I think that they are, they can't go at it alone...it's a job that requires more than two people...in that case…' The teen perked his head up, sensing motion behind him. He closed his eyes and smirked. "There's another job that requires more than two people...that job being taking me down...but here you are alone once again. I don't know if you whether to call you brave...or stupid. I will say this though, you sure are persistent. Why don't you come on out for round three? Barrett!"

From behind a collapsed building emerged a large man with a stocky build. He had gray, spiky, swept back hair, and crimson eyes. He wore a green jacket with four visible pouches on the chest area and sleeves, overtop of a black shirt and what appeared to be bandages that covered his forearms. He also wore gray pants with a black belt and black shoes. His neck was adorned with a silver pendant, while his left eye was covered by a black eyepatch, but it could not hide the massive scar on his face, nor could his shirt hide the X-shaped scar on his chest.

"...I will never give up on defeating you." said the man called Barrett. "I will avenge the disgraces that you have inflicted upon me, and I will take you down in the name of the men you annihilated one that day, and in the name of Duel Academy."

"Your speech is getting a little boring." yawned the teen. "This is the third time that I have heard that trash. Besides, you weren't the only one wounded that day by my action, remember?"

"At least I duel with honor." said Barrett blankly. "I have been in countless battles and fought each one with a warrior's strength and pride. You and your Resistance attack us under the cover of darkness, reducing our numbers like cowards, rather than meeting us face-to-face with true pride."

"YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT PRIDE?!" exploded the teen. "You and your Fusion freak shows invade our city, trapping millions of innocent people into card prisons, all while claiming that Fusion is the superior to all! You have no honor! All I see are a bunch of spineless fiends with a bloodlust unlike anything ever seen before! But we will not fall! When you take one down, a dozen will rise to take their place! We will not be defeated by the likes of you Fusion vermin!"

"You dare insult our pride?!" shouted Barrett, losing his cool. "There is no greater insult to a duelist! The only way to remove this tarnish is to defeat you here and now! It's time to let our beasts tussle!" He then revealed a shield-shaped Duel Disk with a light forest green-trim and dark-green body. An orange sword-shaped blade then appeared from the side of the Disk, Barrett angling his Disk so that the tip of the blade pointed directly at his opponent. "Today the War Eagle of Heartland will fall! Today is the day where the Professor will reward me greatly for my triumph! Today is the day that your flight path ends, Aren Obsidian!"

The teen, now revealed to be named Aren, simply smiled with a sinister grin. "That's right! It's time to let our cards do the action!" Rather than pulling out a Duel Disk, Aren simply extended his left arm, still completely covered by his jacket sleeve. Out of thin air, a silver blade in the shape of an extended bird wing appeared in front of his arm. A metal holster appeared on the silver blade opposite of the end with the wing's feathers, which Aren put his deck into, the cards shuffling themselves for a moment before stopping.

"Let's Duel!" shouted both men, drawing five cards from their deck.

"The first move is mine, Aren." stated Barrett. "From my hand I activate the Continuous Spell Beastborg Fusioner! With this card's effect, I can Fusion Summon a Beastborg Fusion Monster using Monsters in my hand or on my field as material! I fuse Panther Warrior (ATK: 2000, DEF: 1600 / LV: 4) and Dark Sentinel (ATK: 1500, DEF: 1800, LV. 4)!" The two Monsters rose up, before glowing and spiraling together into a portal. "My new Monster will take the savagery of a jungle hunter with the attack strength of a high-tech combat machine! I Fusion Summon the most dangerous mercenary you've ever faced! Beastborg Panther Predator!" (ATK: 1600, DEF: 2000 / LV: 6) A mechanized panther with a teal cape and gold-hilted broadsword appeared in front of Barrett.

"I hate reruns." muttered Aren. "Whether it be TV shows or monsters in duels, I hate it when my opponent's don't come up with anything original. Every duel you've summoned this monster."

"How's this for originality?!" roared Barrett. "I activate Polymerization, fusing Carrier Sentinel (ATK: 1000, DEF: 1600 / LV. 4) and Pitch-Black Warwolf (ATK: 1600, DEF: 600 / LV. 4) from my hand!" The other two Monsters rose up, before glowing and spiraling together into an identical swirling portal. "With these two battle-worn monsters, I'll call forth a Beastborg that rules the battlefield with shock and awe! I Fusion Summon! Advance to the front lines, Beastborg Wolf Kämpfer!" (ATK: 2200, DEF: 1500 / LV. 6)

"Two Fusion Summons in one turn?" questioned Aren. "I guess it would be expected if you could do that much, Fusion follower."

"I activate Panther Predator's special ability!" said Barrett. "Once per turn you take damage equal to half of his attack points!" Panther Predator unleashed a red beam from the crimson circle on its chest, which struck Aren in the stomach, pushing him back a little bit.

AREN LP: 4000 - 3200

"Then I'll place one card face down and end my turn." concluded Barrett, a card materializing in front of him facing the ground.

"There's that rerun thing again...dealing 800 damage on his first turn is how he always starts out...it's my turn so I'll draw!" shouted Aren, drawing a card from his deck. "From my hand I summon Enigma Eagle - Craft Hawk!" In front of Aren appeared a human-sized eagle/hawk hybrid, which wielded a glowing hammer. (ATK: 1200, DEF: 1200 / LV. 4) "Since this high-flying bird is the only Enigma Eagle card on my field, his special ability lets me add one Enigma Eagle Spell Card from my Deck to my hand by not letting him attack this turn, and the card that I choose is the Equip Spell Enigma Eagle's Typhoon Talon! But before I put that to use, I activate the special ability of the Enigma Eagle Kingpin Passerine in my hand! I can Special Summon him to the field by destroying one Enigma Eagle card on my field! Craft Hawk, stand down so that an even more powerful aerial warrior can emerge! Come forth, Enigma Eagle - Kingpin Passerine!" As Craft Hawk disappeared, a larger eagle with the traits of a passerine emerged, clothed in steel armor and wielding a fencing blade. (ATK: 2300, DEF: 1500 / LV. 6)

At the sight of the new monster, Barrett growled. 'I know what comes next." he muttered, a bead of sweat rolling off of his face.

"I would hope you do Barrett, because when Kingpin Passerine is Special Summoned onto my field, he can call his brothers from my Deck to join him on the field! So from my Deck two more Kingpin Passerines are coming at you!" Two identical birds joined the one already one the field. "But of course this powerful effect has a price, the 2 new copies have to give up half of their attack and defense points and the ability to attack during this turn." (Kingpin Passerine #2 and #3 ATK: 2300 - 1150, DEF: 1500 - 750)

'3 Level 6 monsters...is he calling it out?' thought Barrett.

"Time for a change up, something which you Fusion folk don't seem to know how to do!" taunted Aren. "Now I'll activate the Equip Spell that I added to my hand, Enigma Eagle's Typhoon Talon! I'll equip it onto my strongest Kingpin!" The middle Kingpin Passerine's talons began glowing an intense shade of jade green. "Though only the equipped Monster can attack while this card is on the field, I can still take out your arsenal, Barrett! Kingpin Passerine, attack Panther Predator! Valiant Slash!" Kingpin slashed the mechanized panther from chest to hip, causing the Fusion monster to explode in a shower of yellow sparkles.

BARRETT LP: 4000 - 3300

"I'm not through yet, because Kingpin Passerine can attack twice per turn!" shouted Aren. "Turn your sword upon Wolf Kämpfer! Valiant Slash!" The Enigma Eagle slashed the other Beastborg Monster, causing it to explode just like Panther Predator.

BARRETT LP: 3300 - 3200

"Now the effect of Typhoon Talon kicks in!" said Aren. "Since Kingpin dealt you at least 800 points of damage during this turn, Typhoon Talon let's me destroy one Spell or Trap card on your field! So I think I'll get rid of your Continuous Spell: Beastborg Fusioner!" A cyclone suddenly emerged from Kingpin's talons, blowing Barrett's spell off of the field and into his Graveyard.

"You pay for that one, Aren." growled Barrett.

"Not likely Mr. Eyepatch." taunted Aren. "I'll place two cards face down and end my turn."

"Don't forget War Eagle, that when you destroy my Beastborg Fusioner Monsters, I can resurrect their Fusion Material Monsters from my Graveyard, giving me a nearly full field of weapons who can shred and blast you to bits!" said Barrett. "Typical move of you Resistance rabble rousers. You refuse to accept that you can't win, so you make desperate moves just to reduce our life points at the cost of leaving yourself wide open for even greater maneuvers!"

"Says the guy who is 0-2 against me." muttered Aren. The invisible voice began snickering in amusement. Barrett, who could not hear the second voice but who did hear Aren's snide remark, narrowed his uncovered eye.

"It's my turn!" roared Barrett, who drew his card with such force that a gust of wind kicked up, blowing dirt and debris into Aren's face. Aren managed to protect his eyes, but he could feel his cheeks being scratched up by the small pebbles mixed in the dust. "I activate my Trap card, Beastborg Medal of the Eternal Machine!" Barrett's facedown card rematerialized in front of him, before flipping up, revealing a picture of a medal emblazoned with the crest of a glowing machine. "With this card's effect, I can send banish all four of the Monsters on my field to bring back Beastborg Panther Predator and Beastborg Wolf Kämpfer!" The four monsters on Barrett's field suddenly disappeared, and from a black portal emerged his two Fusion Monsters. "Panther Predator's ability activates! You'll take another 800 points of damage!" Aren was once against struck by the mecha-panther's red beam.

AREN LP: 3200 - 2400

"Battle!" called out Barrett. "Panther Predator, attack the Kingpin Passerine on the left! Industrial Savage!" Panther Predator lunged at the Enigma Eagle, slashing it's midsection with its metal-coated fangs. Kingpin Passerine let out a weak cry before dissolving into yellow sparkles.

AREN LP: 2400 - 1950

"Since you just took damage, Wolf Kämpfer's effect activates, hitting you with 300 points of damage!" said Barrett. The robotic wolf let loose three small missiles, which exploded on the ground right in front of Aren, kicking up a plume of smoke.

AREN LP: 1950 - 1650

"Now Wolf Kämpfer will attack the Kingpin Passerine on the right! Go, Missile Bombardment!" The wolf unleashed several larger missiles, which exploded upon contact with the second Enigma Eagle monster.

"Ah!" yelled Aren as he was flung backward, his back hitting a piece of rock.

AREN LP: 1650 - 600

"Aren!" cried the invisible voice with worry, watching the War Eagle struggle to his feet.

Just as he managed to stand up, he was bombarded by three more small missiles due to the effect of Wolf Kämpfer.

AREN LP: 600 - 300

"You're through Aren!" roared Barrett. "I activate from my hand the Quick-Play Spell, Beastborg Unity! So by preventing you from taking any more damage this turn, I can Fusion Summon a new Beastborg Fusion Monster! I fuse together Panther Predator and Wolf Kämpfer!" The two Fusion Monsters spiraled into the Fusion portal, before joining together in an intense light. "By combining the ferocity of these two mechanized monsters, I'll call forth a hunter that will end you permanently! I Fusion Summon Beastborg Jaguar Gladiator!" Barrett's new Monster was a jaguar armored in futuristic armor, a glowing blade of energy emerging from its left knuckles. A blue transparent visor covered its eyes, but it couldn't hide the feral, bloodthirsty look gleaming from them. (ATK: 2800, DEF: 2500 / LV. 8)

"So maybe you do know something about originality Barrett." gasped Aren, clutching his chest. "That new monster may look impressive, but you can't deal me any more damage this turn due to the Trap's effect!"

"I won't need to." said Barrett, causing Aren's eyes to widen. "When he's successfully Fusion Summoned, Jaguar Gladiator not only gains 1000 attack points for each Fusion Monster used as Fusion Material, but he can also destroy one monster on your field! So say goodbye to your last Kingpin Passerine!" Aren's final Enigma Eagle screeched before dissolving like his identical comrades. (Beasborg Jaguar Gladiator ATK: 2800 - 4800) "Furthermore, at the end of your next turn, you'll take 200 points of damage multiplied by the total Levels of the Beastborg Monsters in my Graveyard. I end my turn. Face it War Eagle, your wings have been clipped. You have no Monsters on your field and only 300 LP. Even if you have four cards in your hand, you can't take out my 4800 attack point Monster AND reduce my life points to 0 before the end of your turn when Jaguar Gladiator's effect kicks in. You're done."

"...I can't lose…" muttered Aren quietly, causing Barrett to become silent. "I can't lose until I can take back what you took from me!" Barrett's eye widened as Aren became surrounded in a green aura, taking a step back in surprise. "It wasn't bad enough that you Fusion freaks trashed my home, but you added personal insult when you took my little sister from me." An image of a 14 year old girl with black hair and purple bangs, ruby red eyes, wearing a yellow dress, a red Resistance cloth as a skirt, black leggings, and a bracelet shaped like a dove's wing with a yellow gem embedded in its center flashed in his mind. "She means everything to me, and I will get her back, no matter how many of my morals I have to break in order to do so!"

While Barrett said nothing, he couldn't help but admire Aren's determination. 'I too have someone that I will protect with my life. She may be a rebellious one, but she is the Professor has his eye on the most...her and that heartless personal enforcer of his…and no matter where she may run off to, I will always protect her from harm…'

"I DRAW!" Aren drew his card with such ferocity that a small tornado whipped up around his legs. Aren's eyes glinted as he saw his drawn card. 'Lulu, lend me your strength!' he thought to himself.

"I activate the Spell Card Lyrilusc - Bird Perch!" shouted Aren, slamming a card on his silver Duel Disk blade. A card depicting a tiny female bird snoozing on a tree branch materialized in front of the War Eagle.

"What the-?!" said Barrett in disbelief. "I've never seen that card in our previous duels!"

"Well you're seeing it now and I'll tell you what it does!" countered Aren. "It lets me Special Summon a Level 1 Winged Beast-type Monster from my Deck to my field! So I'll call forth Enigma Eagle - Rabbelrobin!" A tiny half-hatched eaglet/robin hybrid still in a turquoise egg appeared in front of Aren, chirping softly." (ATK: 0, DEF: 0 / LV. 1)

"You call that a Monster?" laughed Barrett. "It can't do anything to hurt me!"

"True, it may not have enough attack points to harm you or destroy your Fusion Monster, but his special ability more than makes up for it! When Rabbelrobin is Special Summoned to my field, I can Special Summon a Level 1 Enigma Eagle from my Deck at the price of making its attack points 0! I summon another Rabbelrobin!" A second baby bird appeared in front of Aren, chirping happily at the other bird. "Since Rabbelrobin's base attack points are 0, I'm not really sacrificing anything now, aren't I?"/

"So you have two of them now. Big deal." scoffed Barrett.

"I'm not done! With the second Rabbelrobin's effect, I summon a third from my Deck!" shouted Aren. A third bird appeared in front of Aren. "And I can do the same thing again and again until my entire field is filled with these feathered friends of mine!" Two more baby birds appeared in front of the War Eagle. All five then began chirping harmoniously, bringing a small sliver of life into the desolate city around them.

"Like I said Aren," said Barrett, "those birdbrains can't hope to...wait...you can't be!"

"I overlay my five Level 1 Rabbelrobins in order to build the Overlay Network!" said Aren, lifting his right arm towards the sky. The five baby birds turned into green streams of light which flew up into the air. On the ground in front of Aren appeared a spiraling yellow of stars, which the five green streams of light flew into. As the fifth entered the Overlay Network, a massive pillar of blue light emerged from the center, and the sounds of thunder could be heard. "Valiant eagle that soars through the sky, descend upon this battlefield and strike down those who oppress us! I Xyz Summon!" Aren slammed a black-bordered card down onto his duel disk. "Appear, Enigma Eagle - Soarnight Sniper!" The monster that emerged from the blue pillar of light was giant male eagle armored in black war armor. His wings were not comprised of feathers, but hundreds of interconnected metal plates that gave the appearance of wings, with a wingspan that stretched over 12 feet in length. His eyes opened, revealing a pair of startlingly sharp green eyes, and he let out a massive war cry, grabbing a sniper rifle from his artillery belt as five green orbs spiraled around him in a separate elliptical motions. (ATK: 500, DEF: 500 / RANK 1, OU: 5)

"I've never seen a Monster like this one!" said Barrett in alarm.

"You can thank my sister for this guy. She loves Rank 1 Xyz Monsters, and she and my older brother gave me him for my 13th birthday. Now, he's got you in his scope's sights!" warned Aren.

"But you had three Level 6 Monsters on your field before!" said Barrett. "But you chose not to Xyz Summon that Rank 6 Xyz Monster you beat me with last time, but a weakling Rank 1 Xyz Monster with only 500 attack points! Why?! Are you mocking me you little brat?!"

Soarnight turned his head back to Aren, something which Barrett could not see. "Let's show this pride-obsessed cyclops what the War Eagles of Heartland can REALLY do!"

Aren nodded at his partner, now revealed to be the source of the invisible voice. "Allow me to show you why, Barrett! I activate Soarnight Sniper's effect! He gets an extra 200 attack and defense points at the beginning of every turn for each Overlay Unit that he has!" Soarnight let out an ear-piercing screech as his attack points soared. (Soarnight Sniper ATK: 500 - 1500, DEF: 500 - 1500) "Next I activate the Equip Spell Overlay Wings from my hand, and equip it to Soarnight Sniper!" Soarnight's wings changed color from metallic gray to jade green. "With the effect of this Equip Spell, since you have a Special Summoned Monster on your field, he gets an extra 1000 points this turn!" (Soarnight Sniper ATK: 1500 - 2500)

"Impressive." acknowledged Barrett begrudgingly. "You brought his attack points up to 2500 from 500. You once again have my respect. However, Jaguar Gladiator still has 4800 attack points! You can't take me down when your Soarnight only has 2500!"

"Who ever said I was going to take down your Monster, Barrett?" whispered Aren, smiling widely, causing the Fusion Duelist's eye to widen. "I activate Soarnight Sniper's second ability! By using one Overlay Unit, at the price of not being able to attack this turn, you take damage equal to half of the combined current attack points of every Special Summoned Monster on our fields!"

"Impossible!" shouted Barrett.

"I'm afraid it is VERY possible, Barrett!" corrected Aren. "Soarnight Sniper currently has 2500 attack points, and your Jaguar Gladiator has 4800! So you'll take 3650 points of damage, ending this duel! Go Frontal Arc Phaser!"

Soarnight Sniper turned his rifle directly at Barrett chest. "Open wide, Fusion scum!" Instead of a bullet, his sniper unleashed a massive linear laser blast that blew directly past Jaguar Gladiator and right at Barrett. The Fusion warrior screamed as he was blasted off of his feet and into a partially still-standing building.

BARRETT LP: 3200 - 0

WINNER: AREN

Jaguar Gladiator disappeared from the field with a snarl, and just as Soarnight Sniper did on Aren's side, he turned back to his duelist partner, and gave a big smirk. Aren returned the gesture, his Monster fading off of the field.

"That was a close one, wasn't it Aren?" asked Soarnight.

"Maybe, but I still won didn't I?" questioned Aren, watching his silver blade vanish. He turned his attention to the building that Barrett had flown into. He watched as the building began to crumble, threatening to bury the eyepatch-wearing Fusion duelist in a mountain of stone. Just before it could however, Barrett weakly pushed a button on his Duel Disk, causing him to dissolve into a shower of blue sparkles, which dissipated just as the building came crashing down.

Aren clicked his tongue in annoyance. "He got away again. That's the third time he's slipped away from me."

"Don't let it get to you Aren." advised Soarnight. "We should head back to base. Your brother and your friends are probably worried, and I don't think sticking around here is wise with reinforcements possibly heading this way."

'You're right. Let's go." said Aren. Before he did, however, he removed a Trap Card from his Deck and stared it intensely. 'Barrett…' thought Aren forcefully.

[Flashback]

Aren watched in the shadows as a small squadron of Fusion Duelists, led by Barrett, began heading in his direction. He placed his purple Xyz Duel Disk on his left arm, placing a Trap Card on the silver blade facedown. The Trap materialized in front of him, disappearing as quickly as it had appeared. Aren was just about to run away when he tripped on a piece of rubble. His face met the ground as he looked in horror to see that his foot had been caught on a steel pipe that had been twisted by the fighting. Even worse, he could hear the squadron of Duel Academy goons approaching. Realizing he had no other choice, he tapped his disk's screen, activating his Trap, known as Widespread Ruin. The second the card glowed, it released a massive explosion that engulfed both Aren and Barrett's squad. Aren screamed as he felt his left arm, left leg, and left eye be peppered by fiery debris. The last thing he remembered was fading into an endless sea of black, and having a feeling like he was sinking.

[End Flashback]

Aren stared at his prosthetic metal arm and leg, phantom pains flickering every few seconds. Removing his red Resistance headscarf, he touched the mechanical eye that now rested in his left eye socket. That day changed him, but while others thought it was for the worst, Aren saw some light in the dark. He was able to program his prosthetic arm so that it could also function as his Duel Disk, and he was able to see almost perfectly with the eye he programmed to replace his human eye.

"This fighting has scarred us all...some scars you can't see like Allen's at the loss of his sister…" said Allen to no one in particular. "Other scars you can plainly see, me being the best example. But I know that one day soon, this war will be over, and the Xyz Dimension will flourish again." Aren removed a small metal device from his jacket pocket and placed it on his back, which then extended outward until it became a pair of metal wings. Even if he could no longer run due to his metal leg, he could still fly like he did in his childhood whenever he would go paragliding with Shay and Lulu in the summer. He jumped into the air, and let the dirty, windy air carry him 30 feet above the ground back towards base. 'Professor...whatever your name may be...you will pay for your crimes...we will see to that, or die trying…'

{Next Chapter:}

Returning to the Resistance's base, Aren discovers that Shay and Yuto are planning on going to the Standard Dimension to capture the Professor's son to use as a bargaining chip. Aren challenges his older brother to a duel to try and convince him and Yuto to allow him and two other members of the Resistance accompany them on their mission.

OC CARDS:

EE - Soarnight Sniper (RANK 1, 500/500, 2 or more LV. 1 EE Monsters)

-This card gains 200 attack points at the beginning of every turn multiplied by the number of Xyz Materials it currently has attached to it. When this card is successfully summoned, your opponent takes damage equal to half of the combined attack points of all Special Summoned Monsters on the field. This card cannot attack the turn you activate this effect. Once per turn, you can detach one Xyz Material, halve any battle damage and prevent the destruction of all EE Monsters you control for that turn.

EE - Craft Hawk (LV. 4, 1200/1200

-If this is the only Monster on your field, you can activate one EE Spell card from your deck, but this card cannot attack if you do so.

EE - Kingpin Passerine (LV. 6, 2300/1500)

-You can Summon this card (from your hand) by destroying one EE card on the field. After you do so, you can Special Summon 2 copies of Kingpin Passerine from your Deck in ATK position, but their ATK and DEF points are halved and they cannot attack that turn. This card can attack twice per turn.

EE - Rabbelrobin (LV. 1 0/0)

-If this card is Special Summoned to your field, you can Special Summon one EE Monster from your Deck to your hand, but its ATK points become 0.

EE Typhoon Talon (Equip Spell)

-Equip only to an EE Monster you control: the only Monster that can declare an attack while this card is on the field is the equipped Monster. If the equipped Monster inflicts at least 800 damage to your opponent during your turn, you can target one Spell or Trap Card your opponent controls: destroy it.

Overlay Wings (Equip Spell)

-Equip only to a WIND-Attribute Xyz Monster. At the beginning of each turn, if there is a Special Summoned Monster on your opponent's field, increase the equipped Monster's ATK points by 1000.

LL- Bird Perch (Normal Spell; gift from Lulu)

-Special Summon 1 Level 1 Winged Beast-type Monster from your Deck to your field.

Beastborg - Jaguar Gladiator (LV. 8, 2800/2500, 2 or more Beastborg Fusion Monsters)

-When this is successfully Fusion Summoned, it gains 1000 ATK points for each Beastborg Fusion Monster used as Fusion Material. Only one the turn that it Fusion Summoned, it can destroy 1 Monster your opponent controls. At the end of your opponent's next turn following this card's Fusion Summon, inflict 200 points of damage multiplied by the total Levels of the Beastborg Fusion Monsters in your Graveyard. When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon all of its Fusion Material Monsters, should all of them still be in your Graveyard.

Beastborg Unity (Quick-Play Spell)

-You can Fusion Summon 1 Beastborg Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using 2 or more Beastborg Fusion Monsters on your Field as Material. Your opponent takes no more damage during the turn that this card is activated.